PhD. Candidate, Marta Oliver Álvarez, Tackling Humiliation in Sport and PE through Narrative Pedagogy
Meet Marta Oliver Álvarez, a third-year PhD candidate from the University of Valencia (Spain) and a member of the Physical Activity, Education and Society (AFES) research group. To enrich her project and collaborate with a research group with shared interests, Marta completed two research stays with Dr. Erica Bennett and her team, from September to […]
Congratulations, Dr. Mark Beauchamp, Recipient of UBC’s 2025 Distinguished University Scholars Award
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Beauchamp, who has been awarded a research allowance from UBC’s 2025 Distinguished University Scholars Award. This award is made to a select group of ten exceptional university faculty who have distinguished themselves as outstanding scholars in research and/or teaching and learning. Dr. Mark Beauchamp leads the Psychology of Exercise, Health, and […]
How a Robotic “Body‑Swap” Reveals the Brain’s Processing of Space and Time
What if a robot could show us how the brain keeps us balanced? UBC scientists from the School of Kinesiology (Faculty of Education) and Balance and Falls Research Centre built one – and their discovery could help shape new ways to reduce fall risk for millions of people. Read the accompanying UBC news article here. […]
Dr. Bennett and PhD Student Kassi Welch travel abroad to contribute to INCLUDE project
This past summer, Dr. Erica Bennett and PhD student Kassi Welch travelled internationally to Basel, Switzerland, and Barcelona, Spain as part of the Forum Basiliense, an interdisciplinary platform that fosters critical dialogue among scholars across the humanities, social sciences, life sciences, and natural sciences. In collaboration with an international, interdisciplinary research team led by Dr. […]
Congratulations Dr. Janice Forsyth, co-author of Beyond the Rink: Behind the Images of Residential School Hockey, named one of Indigo’s Top 10 Best Regional Books of 2025 (Ontario)
Congratulations to Dr. Janice Forsyth, co-author of Beyond the Rink: Behind the Images of Residential School Hockey, which has been named one of Indigo’s Top 10 Best Regional Books of 2025 (Ontario). Teammates, champions, Survivors In 1951, after winning the Thunder Bay district championship, the Sioux Lookout Black Hawks hockey team from Pelican Lake Indian […]
UBC KIN is moving into the new Gateway Building!
The UBC School of Kinesiology is set to move into the newly constructed Gateway Building, an innovative and interdisciplinary space that will serve as a central hub for academic learning, research and community outreach on campus. Situated at the west corner of University Boulevard and Wesbrook Mall, a principal entry point to campus, the Gateway […]
Remembrance Day 2025 at the War Memorial Gym
Since its opening in 1951, the War Memorial Gym has stood as both a physical and symbolic heart of the University of British Columbia — a living tribute to the students, alumni, and faculty who served and sacrificed in times of war, military conflict, and peace. Each year since, the UBC community has gathered in […]
Congratulations Dr. Janice Forsyth, recipient of the SSHRC Partnership Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Janice Forsyth for receiving $2.5M SSHRC Partnership Grant with the Indigenous Hockey Research Network (IHRN). Ice hockey has long been entangled with settler colonialism—used in Residential Schools as a tool of assimilation and shaped by racism, sexism, ableism, and homophobia—yet it also remains a powerful site of Indigenous resilience and community life. […]
Congratulations Dr. Tania Lam, recipient of the Craig H Neilsen Foundation Award
Congratulations to Dr. Tania Lam, who has been awarded funding from the Craig Neilsen Foundation for her pilot study exploring innovative rehabilitation strategies for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Her project will examine whether combining tibial nerve stimulation with exoskeleton gait training can improve pelvic floor function and urinary health after SCI. A spinal […]
Congratulations Dr. Rosalin Miles; Recipient of the CIHR Implementation Science Chair in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Indigenous Pool)
ShQUooz Circle: Nurturing the Next Generation through Physical Activity and Cultural Knowledge Congratulations to Dr. Rosalin Miles, Indigenous Health Implementation Science Chair, who has been awarded a $1 million CIHR Implementation Science Chair in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Indigenous Pool) to lead the ShQUooz Circle Program. Rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems, ShQUooz Circle […]